Allen Public Library Presents . . . Okay For Now author Dr. Gary Schmidt Saturday, March 9, 2013
Two-time Newberry Honor-winning author Dr. Gary Schmidt and his novel Okay For Now, is the 2012-2013 ALLen Reads selection. Author of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and much praised The Wednesday Wars, Dr. Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Okay For Now is an inspiring story of a young teenager, Doug Swieteck, who faces tremendous adversity.